AEW Fight for the Fallen

**Tom Guycott** · 07-15-2019, 06:37 AM

For fuck's sake, people... talk about missing the point.

I wasn't comparing Excalibur as a whole to Lawler as a whole. I wasn't comparing their announcing, or what they did in the ring, or any of that shit.

I said Jerry had been sitting at an announce desk for about twenty years in full wrestling gear and a fake crown and nobody gave one flying fuck. This guy wears a mask and people are flipping the fuck out about it being "unprofessional" or "offputting". I don't ever remember hearing "Ugh, Lawler's not a real monarch, that shit just takes me right out of the show" or "he should wear an actual suit instead of a gimmicked blazer over his singlet".

That specific thing is the same difference, but Jerry gets a pass just because he's Jerry. Ventura was gimmicked out when he was an announcer; feather boas and sunglasses and everything. Macho Man was still in full gear when Vinice planned on keeping him in the booth. If Rey Rey retired from the ring tomorrow and became a commentator for Smackdown, nobody would insist he went back to his Filthy Animals look because he's sitting in a chair. He would still be in his mask. If you have a problem with one but not the other just because one guy is a "nobody" and the other is a legend, I feel like you may be a bit too dense to actually explain how you're being hypocritical about the subject. This is a thing I don't even agree with Cornette on. The mask doesn't hinder his performance on the stick, nor does it really detract from anything for the total few minutes they actually show him on camera.

Like I said, Excalibur should just go all in with the thing. Instead of just wearing the same mask all the time, he can keep the pattern but alter the colors and get matching suits. Plural. It can be his cowboy hat. His crown. His neckbrace with a bowtie.

07-15-2019, 06:37 AM	#11
Tom Guycott Wrestling Marks Rejoice! Posts: 10,166	For fuck's sake, people... talk about missing the point. I wasn't comparing Excalibur as a whole to Lawler as a whole. I wasn't comparing their announcing, or what they did in the ring, or any of that shit. I said Jerry had been sitting at an announce desk for about twenty years in full wrestling gear and a fake crown and nobody gave one flying fuck. This guy wears a mask and people are flipping the fuck out about it being "unprofessional" or "offputting". I don't ever remember hearing "Ugh, Lawler's not a real monarch, that shit just takes me right out of the show" or "he should wear an actual suit instead of a gimmicked blazer over his singlet". That specific thing is the same difference, but Jerry gets a pass just because he's Jerry. Ventura was gimmicked out when he was an announcer; feather boas and sunglasses and everything. Macho Man was still in full gear when Vinice planned on keeping him in the booth. If Rey Rey retired from the ring tomorrow and became a commentator for Smackdown, nobody would insist he went back to his Filthy Animals look because he's sitting in a chair. He would still be in his mask. If you have a problem with one but not the other just because one guy is a "nobody" and the other is a legend, I feel like you may be a bit too dense to actually explain how you're being hypocritical about the subject. This is a thing I don't even agree with Cornette on. The mask doesn't hinder his performance on the stick, nor does it really detract from anything for the total few minutes they actually show him on camera. Like I said, Excalibur should just go all in with the thing. Instead of just wearing the same mask all the time, he can keep the pattern but alter the colors and get matching suits. Plural. It can be his cowboy hat. His crown. His neckbrace with a bowtie.